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A Hawaii House committee has unanimously voted to advance an online sports betting bill this week despite objections from local police and Boyd Gaming. The bill would have strict rules around problem gambling, helping to turn some opponents into supporters.

A New Hampshire committee rejected a bill raising the legal age for sports betting from 18 to 21, largely because of the impact on tax revenue. Opponents also argued that 18-year-olds should have the right to choose how to spend their money.

A report from the Wall Street Journal shows DOJ prosecutors are opening an investigation into a suspicious betting pattern involving Heat guard Terry Rozier. The investigation centers on a game in March 2023 where he exited with a suspicious injury.

A deal with Plannatech has allowed BetCris to launch its online sportsbook in Arizona after exiting the US market in 2007. The company hopes its brand name will still carry weight, allowing it to compete in the intensely competitive market.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has a new chair, Caroline Pham, who has spoken in favor of prediction markets for both sports and politics. Her appointment could end CFTC's efforts to crack down on the markets.

North Dakota’s House of Representatives rejected a resolution to put sports betting on the ballot in 2026, ending hope for legalization in the next two years. Concerts over problem gambling and its impact on college athletics were why lawmakers chose to reject the measure.

A regulator has flagged a January game involving the Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team for suspicious betting. This is the second EMU game to be flagged since December 2, when a game against Wright State saw suspicious wagers placed.

Senator John Keenan introduced SD 1657 to help curb the rise in problem gambling by increasing regulations for sports betting operators. The bill would eliminate prop and live betting, place limits on all players, restrict advertising for sportsbooks, and raise the tax rate to 51%.

Four bills have been introduced in Connecticut to update the state’s sports betting laws. The changes would address sportsbook holds, require two-way betting markets, allow personalized betting catalogs, and establish a process for handling operator errors.

Comcast has announced it will now offer odds from FanDuel on its Xfinity X1 streaming platform nine months after launching its Odds Zone platform with DraftKings. Odds will be available for the NCAA (basketball and football), MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, PGA, and WNBA.